Day in Pictures, Jan. 24, 2014

By By Mike Moffitt

on January 24, 2014 1:53 PM

Full coverage of the uncovered: The media turns out in full force for an outdoor lingerie show by the
Colombian bran Purpurata in Medellin.

Full coverage of the uncovered: The media turns out in full force for an outdoor lingerie show by the Colombian bran Purpurata in Medellin.

Photo: Raul Arboleda, AFP/Getty Images

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And the winner of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park chugging contest is ... It's shaping up to be photo finish for a pair of 6-week-old heavy drinkers. The lion cubs are fed and burped about every three hours. The rest of the time they mostly sleep. less

And the winner of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park chugging contest is ... It's shaping up to be photo finish for a pair of 6-week-old heavy drinkers. The lion cubs are fed and burped about every three hours. The ... more

Photo: Ken Bohn, Associated Press

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How to turn a brown bear into a polar bear: A couple more rolls in the snow should do it. (Bronx Zoo, New York.)

How to turn a brown bear into a polar bear: A couple more rolls in the snow should do it. (Bronx Zoo, New York.)

Photo: Julie Larsen Maher, Associated Press

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Deadly mess in Indiana: Emergency crews work the scene of a massive pileup involving more than 40 vehicles, many of them tractor-trailers, along Interstate 94 near Michigan City. At least three people were killed and more than 20 injured. less

Deadly mess in Indiana: Emergency crews work the scene of a massive pileup involving more than 40 vehicles, many of them tractor-trailers, along Interstate 94 near Michigan City. At least three people were ... more

Kiev calms down: An activist of Euromaidan (the name given for Independence Square) burns tires for warmth at a barricade
in the center of Kiev. Talks between the opposition and President Viktor Yanukovych failed to end
Ukraine's crisis, but an uneasy truce held after five days of deadly clashes. less

Kiev calms down: An activist of Euromaidan (the name given for Independence Square) burns tires for warmth at a barricade in the center of Kiev. Talks between the opposition and President Viktor Yanukovych ... more

Photo: Sergei Supinsky, AFP/Getty Images

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I'm doomed: A snowman on the beach at Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach, Va, looks up at his mortal enemy.

I'm doomed: A snowman on the beach at Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach, Va, looks up at his mortal enemy.

Listen to your people, Japan, and stop killing dolphins: Activists rally in front of Japan's Fisheries Agency in Tokyo to demand that the government halt dolphin hunting. Each year, the marine mammals are caught and either butchered for their meat or sold to aquariums. less

Listen to your people, Japan, and stop killing dolphins: Activists rally in front of Japan's Fisheries Agency in Tokyo to demand that the government halt dolphin hunting. Each year, the marine mammals are ... more

How does one transport an elephant? In the Ivory Coast town of Daloa, it took a flatbed truck with a crane, a large crate and a few industrial-size tranquilizer darts. Ivory Coast conservationists have been relocating elephants captured in habitats facing human encroachment. This pachyderm slept through a 10-hour drive to Assagny National Park on the southern coast. less

How does one transport an elephant? In the Ivory Coast town of Daloa, it took a flatbed truck with a crane, a large crate and a few industrial-size tranquilizer darts. Ivory Coast conservationists have been ... more

Photo: Ifaw, Associated Press

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By the pricking of my thumbs, something thorny this way comes. Namely a hedgehog, one of the exotic, nonnative pets that Florida is trying to keep from being released into the wild. Instead, the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking owners who can no longer care for their pets - or no longer wish to keep them - to turn in the critters free of charge with no penalties. (Fort Lauderdale.) less

By the pricking of my thumbs, something thorny this way comes. Namely a hedgehog, one of the exotic, nonnative pets that Florida is trying to keep from being released into the wild. Instead, the state Fish and ... more

Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images

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Another man who doesn't think marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol: A sadhu, or Hindu holy man, exhales a lungful of cannabis smoke in Allahabad, India.

Another man who doesn't think marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol: A sadhu, or Hindu holy man, exhales a lungful of cannabis smoke in Allahabad, India.

Photo: Rajesh Kumar Singh, Associated Press

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Retirement home tragedy: Rescue personnel search through icy rubble for bodies after fire destroyed a three-story seniors' residence in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec. Officials fear that about 35 people perished in the blaze, which was fought in subzero temperatures. less

Retirement home tragedy: Rescue personnel search through icy rubble for bodies after fire destroyed a three-story seniors' residence in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec. Officials fear that about 35 people perished in the ... more

Home wrecker: Firemen inspect a damaged house after an out-of-control truck skidded on icy road and crashed into the building in Ostritz, Germany. Officials said the damage is so extensive the house may collapse. less

Home wrecker: Firemen inspect a damaged house after an out-of-control truck skidded on icy road and crashed into the building in Ostritz, Germany. Officials said the damage is so extensive the house may ... more

Photo: Danilo Dittrich, AFP/Getty Images

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One of those fur trees: One can usually find Bai Jiao the red panda hanging out in his favorite tree at the Flamingo Land Zoo in Pickering, England.

One of those fur trees: One can usually find Bai Jiao the red panda hanging out in his favorite tree at the Flamingo Land Zoo in Pickering, England.

Photo: Anna Gowthorpe, Associated Press

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